Breakdown of Vår generation lever i Sverige nu.
nu
now
i
in
Sverige
Sweden
vår
our (vår/vårt/våra)
leva
to live (be alive)
generationen
the generation
Questions & Answers about Vår generation lever i Sverige nu.
Why does this sentence use lever instead of bor for 'lives'?
Bor means to reside or have an address somewhere, while lever means to be alive, exist, or experience life. Saying lever i Sverige gives a deeper feeling of building a life or existing as a whole generation, rather than just having a Swedish address.
Why is it vår and not vårt or våra?
Vår is the 'en' word form for 'our'. It matches generation, which is an 'en' word (en generation). If the noun were an 'ett' word, you would use vårt, and for plurals, you would use våra.
The current lesson is about 'för ... sedan' (ago). How would I change this sentence to say 'lived in Sweden ten years ago'?
You would say Vår generation levde i Sverige för tio år sedan. The phrase för ... sedan wraps around the time amount to mean 'ago'. You also need to change the present tense verb lever to its past tense form, levde.
What happens to the word order if I want to emphasize 'now' by putting nu at the beginning of the sentence?
Swedish strictly follows the 'V2 rule', meaning the verb is always the second piece of information. If you start with Nu, the verb lever must swap places with the subject to stay in the second position: Nu lever vår generation i Sverige.
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